BP Attempts to Derail the BP Claims Process

“BP’s position is not that every single claim needs to be dismissed,” Andrew Langan, BP’s lawyer, told U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier at today’s hearing. Claims that have been improperly filed or not yet presented to BP’s trust fund should be dismissed, he said.

So in essence BP does not want to pay your BP Claim if you made a mistake on your BP Claim or if you haven`t filed one yet. Unless I am reading this way out of context, and I don`t think I am, BP is trying to mitigate it`s damages and block people from becoming part of the BP Claims process, if they have not already received your BP Claim, or they made a mistake filling it out. The truth is more then 70% of those eligible still have not filed their BP Claims.

Report Blames Obama, BP Claims not getting paid

The committee, chaired by Darrell Issa, said: “Many believe BP is not meeting its obligations and the federal government has abdicated its responsibility to intervene. The report also strongly criticized Barack Obama’s administration for failing to take charge of the clean-up and compensation, slamming the President for placing “the perpetrator of a reckless and unnecessary tragedy at the helm of the recovery operations”. The BP Claims Process has created the following according to the report “excessive compensation delays, inconsistent judgments, requirements that victims relinquish further claims against BP as a condition of compensation, and efforts to dissuade victims from obtaining legal representation.”

The report cited several glaring examples of the lack of consistency in the BP Claims Process. perhaps the most glaring was two fishermen in the Lafourche Parish who filled out very similar claims and had similar incomes, but one received $100,000 more. We have heard even worse BP Claims inconsistencies, for example we have often heard of two waiters or waitresses at the same restaurant, making the same money, putting in identical claims, only to have one claim accepted and another rejected. The BP claims process has been anything but fair.

BP Claims and You

I urge you to look at your income from previous years compared to 2010 and 2011, I urge you to look at the value of your Business, if you notice a drop, and it is in anyway connected to the Oil Spill, I strongly urge you to file a BP Claim. If you lost revenue, and it is Oil Spill related you are entitled to file a BP Claim. Personally I believe the whole Gulf Region was shutdown during the whole spill, and people immediately stopped spending. Some areas are rebounding faster then others, but what does the future hold?

BP set aside 20 Billion dollars to settle the BP Claims. According to recent articles, BP thinks it can get them all settled for less then 5 Billion, last month they thought they could have everything settled for less then 10 Billion, in essence BP just saved 5 Billion Dollars in one month, and do you know whose pocket that 5 Billion Dollars came from, it came from YOURS. BP is trying to shirk their responsibility to pay BP Claims, just listen to their own lawyers.

So if you want Help, we have connected with what I feel are some of the Best Attorneys in the country to handle your BP Claims, they can tell you if you have a BP Claim, and that is Free.

The GCCF to Settle Some BP Claims in Mass

I have been informed by several large firms that they are in discussions with GCCF and BP Claims Representatives. They are preparing to settle their entire case loads, or blocks of them with the GCCF. We are in constant contact with these firms, and can help you get your BP Claim included in these settlement proceedings. That being said there are no guarantees, but if you are serious about settling your BP Claim and you are tired of being put on hold by the GCCF, now is the time to fill out our Free Case Review Form. The BP Claims process has been a nightmare for many, they have strung out so many for so long, with no end in sight, only to keep telling people, your BP Claim is being reviewed. This is just a tactic by the GCCF to get you to give up on your BP Claim, or accept a token offer.. I have been telling you all for weeks that the GCCF was getting ready to settle out BP Claims in blocks or the Attorneys entire case load, well the time has come to get paid for your BP Claims.

You may have Multiple BP Claims

What many people failed to realize is that they were also able to file several different BP Claims with the GCCF. For example if you had a business, a few pieces of real estate, couldn`t find other work, participated in the VOO program, you would have multiple BP Claims. The GCCF does not want you to recognize this. It is important for Business`s and Individuals to recognize and relate each area where the Oil Spill cost them money. If you are a restaurant and the oil spill caused a rise in seafood prices, as was the case as much of it had to get shipped in, besides just loosing customers, you also had your costs rise, how long will that go on for. Lets say that restaurant also owned the building, and the land it sits on, that`s another BP Claim.

Denied BP Claims

If your BP Claim was denied, it is not the end of the world. The good news is you probably have all your paperwork together or at least the bulk of it. The Attorneys we have connected with can help you organize your claims. I have been hearing from 100`s of people who worked next to people who got paid, yet they were denied their BP Claim. This shows the inconsistency of the GCCF and the BP Claims processes. The GCCF most often strung these people along, again saying your BP Claim is under review, or we need more documentation. Then out of the blue many went to their mailbox, or checked their BP claims status online only to find out they had been denied.The BP Claims process has been anything but fair, and the Attorneys we have connected with understand that. It is time to get your BP Claims paid and the time is NOW.

GCCF to Close Offices

After a comprehensive review of the 35 GCCF site offices throughout the Gulf, the GCCF has decided to close eight of the claims offices throughout the Gulf region,” says Camille Biros of Feinberg-Rozen, the law firm headed by Gulf Coast claims czar Kenneth Feinberg. One office in Alabama, and four offices in Florida also will close.

Louisiana legislative leaders are asking Ken Feinberg, who is overseeing the payments from a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to keep open three claims offices he plans to close next week.

Senators Speakout on GCCF Office Closures

Senate President Joel Chaisson and House Speaker Jim Tucker sent letters to Feinberg on Tuesday pushing for the claims offices to remain open in Lafitte, Grand Isle and Morgan City. The offices are slated to close June 1.Chaisson says the closure of three claims offices could increase frustrations against Feinberg and would be a disservice to those still struggling to recover from the disaster.

Sen. Norby Chabert, R-Houma, said in an online interview that the decision will be a “travesty,” especially since many claims originating in these areas will still be pending action at the end of the month.

“The BP people should be knocking on doors to help people, not closing down the office that’s set up to help them,” Chabert said.

GCCF by the Numbers

As of May 19, there had been a total of 512,000 claims made through the GCCF, which have resulted in $4 billion being paid out.

In Louisiana, 200,000 claims have been filed and $1.3 billion awarded.

The GCCF has reviewed almost 88 percent of all interim and final claims. Their Numbers

GCCF and Statistics what they don`t want you to Know

The Reality is The GCCF has deployed a strategy of working their way up the claims ladder, paying the least amount possible to the most amount of people so that their statistics look impressive, and they will continue that strategy for the foreseeable future. I know as a fact that they are taking the lesser claims first as they are getting ready to settle the next group of claims.

Remember the GCCF is on a budget. There is not 20 Billion dollars sitting in a bank account, the 20 Billion is funded in increments on a quarterly basis, approximately 1.25 Billion per quarter. That is why there is waves of claims being settled every 3 months, the next wave coming in mid July. If you look at the quick pay settlements which were a travesty in my opinion, they setlled about 100,000 claims by waiting people and business`s out, then offering them 5k and 25k respecitvely, the next wave of claims to get settled is going to be many of the lowerend waiter and waitress type claims, again so there numbers look impressive statistically, remember statistics lie and so does BP.

They promised to make us whole, they promised payments would be quick, they promised this would be a fair process. Instead they are paying the least possible to the most possible so statistically they look impressive, we all learned along time ago that statistics lie.

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